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it's a booming business in the united states. chinese companies operating in the shadows are luring pregnant women to the united states to give birth. all in the hopes of getting u.s. citizenship for their newborns. >> hello. >> excuse me. >> reporter: they don't want to be seen. they won't stop to talk. you're going on a jog? i can jog. they came from this house. >> hi, there. >> reporter: quietly catering to pregnant chinese women like this one. we just wanted to chat with you a little about what brings you here. >> reporter: who are they? they wouldn't respond to cnn's calls for comment, but they're just one of many businesses that publicly advertise to chinese mothers-to-be. it finds its roots in beijing. this storefront and this one offer package deals on chinese language websites, they advertise to parents, offer a step-by-step guide to obtain a u.s. visa, then arrange travel to inviting u.s. homes, where 24 hour nurses and doctors will care for the mother. it's called birth tourism. dozens of these houses are scattered acr
it's a booming business in the united states. chinese companies operating in the shadows are luring pregnant women to the united states to give birth. all in the hopes of getting u.s. citizenship for their newborns. >> hello. >> excuse me. >> reporter: they don't want to be seen. they won't stop to talk. you're going on a jog? i can jog. they came from this house. >> hi, there. >> reporter: quietly catering to pregnant chinese women like this one. we just wanted to...
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let's not forget, the main goal of al qaeda is to attack the united states. and we're not going to allow that to happen again. if we're not going to allow it to happen, we've got to go after them in yemen, in somalia and yes, in mali if necessary. >> senator, it seems panetta is raising his voice. it's not clear the administration is really hearing it or they are fully in agreement. you said northern mali has become the largest territory controlled by islamic extremists in the world. we have a defense secretary coming in and a new secretary of state in chuck hagel and john kerry who are known for favoring a light footprint. do you think that they are going to take the action that you believe is needed? >> well, i look forward to raising these questions with them when i get a chance to attend their confirmation hearings in the case of senator john kerry or to meet with him in person in the case of senator hagel. i met this morning with senator kerry to give him an update on this trip. a number of the senators who were on the trip with me met with him, and i am
let's not forget, the main goal of al qaeda is to attack the united states. and we're not going to allow that to happen again. if we're not going to allow it to happen, we've got to go after them in yemen, in somalia and yes, in mali if necessary. >> senator, it seems panetta is raising his voice. it's not clear the administration is really hearing it or they are fully in agreement. you said northern mali has become the largest territory controlled by islamic extremists in the world. we...
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they went without telling the united states, shocking the united states according to many reports which described how many u.s. officials felt when the algerians went in. could the u.s. say, forget it, we're going in. >> could have done it, not likely. one of the things you have, algeria is a police state. so they have a very tough hold on algiers, their city in the north. it gets a little less down south toward the border areas. some of the facilities, this one included, is in a very remote location. it's closer to the libyan border. it's not likely that we would have had great capability as quick as the algerians did to actually get to the facility. i think, erin, that they made the conclusion, listen, i'm either going to have to negotiate with london, paris, washington, d.c., and tokyo or we're going to go handle this problem that is growing in perception that emboldens, they believe, the al qaeda folks from doing even more of this kind of thing. and i think they decided to take quick action for those reasons and didn't include the other nation states for that reason. >> a spokes per
they went without telling the united states, shocking the united states according to many reports which described how many u.s. officials felt when the algerians went in. could the u.s. say, forget it, we're going in. >> could have done it, not likely. one of the things you have, algeria is a police state. so they have a very tough hold on algiers, their city in the north. it gets a little less down south toward the border areas. some of the facilities, this one included, is in a very...
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so if the united states becomes more involved in the war, will islamists threaten the united states directly? >> i think we're all well aware of the requirement to be vigilant about our own security, including in the homeland, but that's why it's so important to get this operation done and get it done right. >> "outfront" tonight, the defense department's former africa counterterrorism director, jeff porter, he has briefed the fbi on the situation, and chris lawrence. our pentagon correspondent. chris, let me start with you. the state department says we have to do the job right. the defense department says the united states will be involved in mali. what are you hearing tonight as far as u.s. intervention? >> they're narrowing down the option. piloted planes to gather some intelligence is one option. drones, although one official told me those are in very high demand with things going on in yemen and afghanistan, libya and other areas around the world. he said look for possibly some air lift capacity. in other words, big cargo planes that would allow the french to get more equipment to where
so if the united states becomes more involved in the war, will islamists threaten the united states directly? >> i think we're all well aware of the requirement to be vigilant about our own security, including in the homeland, but that's why it's so important to get this operation done and get it done right. >> "outfront" tonight, the defense department's former africa counterterrorism director, jeff porter, he has briefed the fbi on the situation, and chris lawrence. our...
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today karzai said the issue of immunity is very important to the united states, it's crucial to the united states. when we weren't given immunity in iraq, the united states withdrew completely. al qaeda-linked groups, violence has risen. a lot of people said, look, the u.s. should've stayed in. what's he doing when he says that? i'll go to the afghan people and i'll put forth your immunity question to them. he's known this is crucial for a very long time. >> yeah. >> him saying that today, what's he saying to the president? >> well, you know what he's saying is he's being -- well, i think the perception on the american side is that he's being slippery as he so often is. the perception on the american side is, look, hamid karzai's government has a tremendous amount of corruption and not a tremendous amount of legitimacy with the afghan people. that has made him a weak partner for the american side. so that's part of why, you know, to present a tougher face that might lend him some greater legitimacy with the afghans, but he's a terrible partner for the americans to work with and that's why
today karzai said the issue of immunity is very important to the united states, it's crucial to the united states. when we weren't given immunity in iraq, the united states withdrew completely. al qaeda-linked groups, violence has risen. a lot of people said, look, the u.s. should've stayed in. what's he doing when he says that? i'll go to the afghan people and i'll put forth your immunity question to them. he's known this is crucial for a very long time. >> yeah. >> him saying that...
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it is crucial to the united states. when we weren't given immunity in iraq, the united states withdrew completely. since then, al qaeda violence has risen. what's he doing when he says, i'll go to the afghan people and i'll put forth your immunity question? he has known this is crucial for a very long time. him saying that today, what's he saying to the president? >> well, what he is saying is that he is being -- the perception on the american side is that he is being slippery as he so often is. the perception is that hamid karzai's government has a tremendous amount of corruption and not a tremendous amount of legitimacy with the american people. that has made him a very weak partner. he is a terrible partner for the americans to work with. a lot of americans are saying, we have to throw up our hands. we don't have a reliable partner in kabul. >> it is very simple. he is still the president of that country. we have to work with what we have. also, the administration officials say in that meeting, there were a number of
it is crucial to the united states. when we weren't given immunity in iraq, the united states withdrew completely. since then, al qaeda violence has risen. what's he doing when he says, i'll go to the afghan people and i'll put forth your immunity question? he has known this is crucial for a very long time. him saying that today, what's he saying to the president? >> well, what he is saying is that he is being -- the perception on the american side is that he is being slippery as he so...
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he says that unit killed the former iranian prime minister, assassinated in paris in 1991. but guret says now those operations have shifted to the feared quds force, the shadowy iranian military unit that's part of the revolutionary guard. what's the military of intelligence's biggest job now? >> they're primarily used as an instrument of oppression, they know how to hurt people. >> reporter: the report also says the quds force is inside syria, backing president bashar al assad's forces. separate from the report, congressman peter king, chairman of the homeland security committee, has said that iran runs spies out of its mission to the u.n. and here at the iranian intrasection in washington. king made those comments after a plot was revealed to assassinate saudi arabia's ambassador to the u.s. the iranian-american who pleaded guilty in that case said he'd worked with iranian military people to formulate the plot. in the wake of that, king called for strong retaliation against iranian diplomats in the u.s. >> we, to me, should get rid of either all of them or most of them an
he says that unit killed the former iranian prime minister, assassinated in paris in 1991. but guret says now those operations have shifted to the feared quds force, the shadowy iranian military unit that's part of the revolutionary guard. what's the military of intelligence's biggest job now? >> they're primarily used as an instrument of oppression, they know how to hurt people. >> reporter: the report also says the quds force is inside syria, backing president bashar al assad's...
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peter, most people would say the united states is war-weary. if we are looking at a deadline, israel would like there to be a deadline of late spring, early summer in terms of a decision on iran. leon panetta, the defense secretary, current defense secretary, told me he thinks we have more time than that. the u.s. isn't on the same page as israel. isn't it just the reality that america doesn't want a war at all? there wouldn't be the political will for it anyway. >> i don't think anybody does. do we ever really want war? i don't think that's the case, erin. i think the issue here is that most people don't realize that we have been negotiating with iran for nearly a decade on their nuclear program. 2003, when it was finally, the world finally became aware of iran's nuclear program which didn't come from the iranian government, by the way. it came from another group. so i mean, we've made no progress. the centrifuges keep spinning. sanctions haven't really worked. we've had -- they've had little effect, although they have some effect but no effec
peter, most people would say the united states is war-weary. if we are looking at a deadline, israel would like there to be a deadline of late spring, early summer in terms of a decision on iran. leon panetta, the defense secretary, current defense secretary, told me he thinks we have more time than that. the u.s. isn't on the same page as israel. isn't it just the reality that america doesn't want a war at all? there wouldn't be the political will for it anyway. >> i don't think anybody...